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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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