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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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