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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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