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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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