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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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