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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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