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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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