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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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