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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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