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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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