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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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