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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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