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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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