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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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