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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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