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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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