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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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