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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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