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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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