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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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