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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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