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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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