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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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