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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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