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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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