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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the 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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