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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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