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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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