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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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