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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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