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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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