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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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