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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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