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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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