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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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