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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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