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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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