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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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