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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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