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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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