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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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