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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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