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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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