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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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