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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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