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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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