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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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