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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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