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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key 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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