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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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