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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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