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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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