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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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