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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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