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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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