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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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