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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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