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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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