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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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