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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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