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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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