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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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