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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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