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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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