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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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