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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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