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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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