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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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