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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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