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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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