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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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