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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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