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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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