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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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