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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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