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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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