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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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