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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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