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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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