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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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