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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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