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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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