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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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