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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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