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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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