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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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