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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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