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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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