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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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