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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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