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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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