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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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