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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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