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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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