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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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