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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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