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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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