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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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