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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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