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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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