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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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