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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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