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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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