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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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