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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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