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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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