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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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