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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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