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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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