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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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