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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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