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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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