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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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