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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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