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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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