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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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