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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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