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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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