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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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