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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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