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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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