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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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