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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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