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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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