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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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