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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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