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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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