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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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