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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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