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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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