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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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