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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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