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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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