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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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