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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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