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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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