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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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