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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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