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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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