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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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