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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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