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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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