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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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