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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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