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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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