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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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