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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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