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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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