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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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