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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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