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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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