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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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