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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key 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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