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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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