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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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