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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. Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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