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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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