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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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