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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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