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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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