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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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