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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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