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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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