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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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