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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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