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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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