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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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