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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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