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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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