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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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