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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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