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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). Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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