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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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