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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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