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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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