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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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