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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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