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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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