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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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