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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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