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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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