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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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