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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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