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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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