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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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