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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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