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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently 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 institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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