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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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