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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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