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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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