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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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