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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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