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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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