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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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