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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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