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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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