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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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