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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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