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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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