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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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