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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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