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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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