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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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