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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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