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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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