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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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