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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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