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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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