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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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