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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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