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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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