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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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