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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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