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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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