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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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