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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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