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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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