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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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