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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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