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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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