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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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