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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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