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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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