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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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