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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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