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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants 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 several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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