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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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