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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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