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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key 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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