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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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