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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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