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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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