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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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