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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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