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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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