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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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