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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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