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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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