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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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