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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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