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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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