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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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