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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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