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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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