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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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