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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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