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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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