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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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