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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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