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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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