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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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