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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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