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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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