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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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