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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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