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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches 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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