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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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