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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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