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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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