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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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