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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the 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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