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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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