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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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