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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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