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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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