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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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