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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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