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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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