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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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