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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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