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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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