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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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