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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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