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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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