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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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