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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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