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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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