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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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