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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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