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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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