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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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