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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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