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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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