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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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