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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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