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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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