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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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