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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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