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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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