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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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