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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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