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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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