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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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