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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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