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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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