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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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