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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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