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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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