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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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