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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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