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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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