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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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