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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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