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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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