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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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