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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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