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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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