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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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