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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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