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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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