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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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