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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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