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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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