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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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