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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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