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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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