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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important 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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