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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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