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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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