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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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