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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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