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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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