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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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