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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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