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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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