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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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