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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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