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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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