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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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