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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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