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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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