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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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