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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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