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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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