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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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