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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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