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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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