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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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