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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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