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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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