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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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