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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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