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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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