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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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