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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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