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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines 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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