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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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