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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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