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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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