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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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