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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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 massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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