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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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