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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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