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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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