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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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