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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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