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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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