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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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