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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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