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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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