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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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