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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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