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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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