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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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