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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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