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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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