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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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