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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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