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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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