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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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