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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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