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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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