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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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