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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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