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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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