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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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