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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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