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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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