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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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