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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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