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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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