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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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