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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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