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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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