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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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