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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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