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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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