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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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