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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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