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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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