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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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