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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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