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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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