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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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