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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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