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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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