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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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