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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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