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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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