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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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