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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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