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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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