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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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