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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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