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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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