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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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