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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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