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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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