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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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