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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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