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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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