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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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