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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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