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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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