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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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