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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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