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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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