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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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