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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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