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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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