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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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