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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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