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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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