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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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