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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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