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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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