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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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