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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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