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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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