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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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