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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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