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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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