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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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