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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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