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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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