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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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