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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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