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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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