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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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