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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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