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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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