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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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