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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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