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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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