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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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