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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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