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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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