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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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