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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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