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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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