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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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