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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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