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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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