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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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