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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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