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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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