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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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