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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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