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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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