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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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