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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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