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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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