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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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