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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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