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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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