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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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