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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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