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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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