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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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