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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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