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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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