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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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