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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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