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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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