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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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