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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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