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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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