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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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