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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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