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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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