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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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