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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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