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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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