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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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