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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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