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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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