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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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