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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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