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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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