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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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