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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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