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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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