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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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