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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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