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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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