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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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