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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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