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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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