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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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