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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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