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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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