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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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