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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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