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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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