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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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