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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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