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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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