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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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