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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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