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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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