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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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