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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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